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Canadiens vs. Capitals November 28, 2009

MONTREAL, QC - NOVEMBER 28: An overhead view of the Bell Centre before the NHL game between the Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals on November 28, 2009 at the Bell Center in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. (Photo by Francois Lacasse/NHLI via Getty Images)

He's only 17 but he can see the ice so well and he moves the puck and goes to the open ice all the time, so I just think he's a player that is ready to play in the NHL. I'm really looking forward to coaching someone like this.

— U.S. National Junior Team coach Ron Wilson on Auston Matthews, the projected No. 1 pick of the 2016 NHL Draft